tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post2751442288427642156..comments2017-09-26T09:45:20.024-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: An adoption in the 1800sHeather Wilkinson Rojohttps://plus.google.com/112245637861337699720noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-65231195122921428152014-03-10T13:42:59.288-07:002014-03-10T13:42:59.288-07:00My great, great , grandmother was adopted in 1879....My great, great , grandmother was adopted in 1879. Both of her parents died with influenza . We&#39;ll the problem is that she was a1/2 Cherokee and 1/2 Choctaw. And she is dead now of course. Which leads me to my problem, have been trying to get our family their roll number. But I have to find some way to prove who her real parents were, not just by word of mouth. The family that took her in was Irish and French. So where could I look next.Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791564004544221475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-29862653069554088442013-03-05T17:40:21.069-08:002013-03-05T17:40:21.069-08:00I&#39;ve written about Levi before. He was a mari...I&#39;ve written about Levi before. He was a mariner (a sailor) so I suppose he wasn&#39;t even home most of the time. There was a little boy named Lawrence K. Younger (abt 1824 - 1849) but I don&#39;t know who took him in. Levi eventually remarried in abt 1838, and then again after 1845 but there is no evidence he ever had any more children. Heather Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-9057619500668476042013-03-05T17:12:41.684-08:002013-03-05T17:12:41.684-08:00I&#39;m glad to know that adoptions were informal ...I&#39;m glad to know that adoptions were informal and often between family and extended family. I just found out recently that my grandmother and her siblings were adopted, and maybe by using extended family I can find out which relative adopted them. I found her at 3 years old on the 1880 census, and now I&#39;ll have to trace back. Hope I can find it before I reach the census years when family members aren&#39;t named!<br /><br />I guess you&#39;re saying that Levi felt he couldn&#39;t raise Mary by himself.Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-28212258677187801622013-03-04T11:21:23.969-08:002013-03-04T11:21:23.969-08:00Excellent research -- congratulations on your find...Excellent research -- congratulations on your find!M.J.http://www.ancestorquest.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-34590465455804196852013-03-04T06:05:14.854-08:002013-03-04T06:05:14.854-08:00Heather, thanks for sharing. I have a confusing a...Heather, thanks for sharing. I have a confusing adoption situation (in fact, two) with ties outside the U.S. - much harder to muddle through - so it&#39;s helpful to read what others have found. Diane Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651983086274990288noreply@blogger.com